# Het Geheimzinnige Eiland

_De Luchtschipbreukelingen_

By Jules Verne.

"Het Geheimzinnige Eiland" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized from August 1874 to September 1875. Five Union prisoners escape the American Civil War by hijacking a balloon, crash-landing on a remote volcanic island. Led by engineer Cyrus Smith, they transform from castaways into colonists, building tools, shelters, and even a ship. But mysterious events suggest an unseen protector watches over them. When pirates threaten their survival, the island's secret—and its connection to Captain Nemo—finally emerges. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Dutch
- Translator: Gerard Keller
- Subjects: Science fiction; Adventure stories; Castaways -- Fiction; Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction

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